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The Guardian
10-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
The Masters: day one at Augusta
Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature There are so many traditions to be observed at the beginning of each Masters. Arriving via Magnolia Lane. The Amateur Dinner. The Champions Dinner. Skipping the water at 16. The par-three contest. The Honorary Starters. And someone unexpected nearly always flies out of the traps early doors, able to say for ever more that they once led the Masters, and even though there were only a handful of fellow pros out on the course at the time, facts are facts and there isn't anything anyone can ever do to rebut it. Step forward then Davis Riley, who took the opening shot of this year's Tournament and followed a par at Tea Olive with birdie on the par-five 2nd, reward for wedging his approach to ten feet. The 28-year-old from Mississippi is on debut, so this is some introduction to life at golf's most glamorous major. Great stuff, with the caveat that, unless Riley is to become the first debutant to win since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979, the only way from here is down. -1: Riley (3) E: Vegas (2), Weir (10), M Kim (1), Young (1), Z Johnson (1), Kirk (1) Share Welcome, patrons, to the 89th staging of the Masters Tournament. The contestants are invited guests and should be treated with courtesy and respect. Although cheering and positive responses to great play are encouraged, unsolicited or consistent calls from the gallery are prohibited. Running is considered to be unacceptable behaviour. Prohibited items include Cell Phones, Beepers, Electronic devices, Tablets, any device with recording and/or transmission capability, Flags, Banners, Signs, Ladders, Periscopes and Weapons of any kind (regardless of permit). Pimento Cheese sandwiches are $1.50 and Iced Tea is two bucks. Defending champion Scottie Scheffler is the favourite, all the tee times are below, and this is the famous CBS theme on a looooong loop to get you in the mood. It's on! Masters fever is real; won't someone please call Dr Golf? First-round tee times (USA unless stated, all times BST) 12.40 Patton Kizzire, Davis Riley 12.51 Nicolai Hoejgaard (Den), Jhonattan Vegas (Ven), Chun-An Yu (Tai) 13.02 Michael Kim, Mike Weir (Can), Cameron Young 13.13 Joe Highsmith, Zach Johnson, Chris Kirk 13.24 Nicolas Echavarria (Col), Davis Thompson, Danny Willett (Eng) 13.35 Noah Kent, Bernhard Langer (Ger), Will Zalatoris 13.52 J. T. Poston, Aaron Rai (Eng), Cameron Smith (Aus) 14.03 Fred Couples, Harris English, Taylor Pendrith (Can) 14.14 Corey Conners (Can), Brian Harman, Stephan Jaeger (Ger) 14.25 Byeong-Hun An (Kor), Max Greyserman, Patrick Reed 14.36 Nick Dunlap, Billy Horschel, Robert MacIntyre (Sco) 14.47 Min-Woo Lee (Aus), Collin Morikawa, Joaquin Niemann (Chi) 14.58 Keegan Bradley, Jason Day (Aus), Phil Mickelson 15.15 Jose Luis Ballester (Spa), Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas 15.26 Tyrrell Hatton (Eng), Joo-Hyung Kim (Kor), Jordan Spieth 15.37 Thomas Detry (Bel), Tony Finau, Maverick McNealy 15.48 Rafael Campos (Pur), Cameron Davis (Aus), Austin Eckroat 15.59 Angel Cabrera (Arg), Laurie Canter (Eng), Adam Schenk 16.10 Brian Campbell, Thriston Lawrence (Rsa), Jose Maria Olazabal (Spa) 16.21 Evan Beck, Matthieu Pavon (Fra), Bubba Watson 16.38 Christiaan Bezuidenhout (Rsa), Tom Hoge, Matt McCarty 16.49 Denny McCarthy, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa), Hiroshi Tai (Sgp) 17.00 Max Homa, Justin Rose (Eng), J. J. Spaun 17.11 Justin Hastings (Cay), Dustin Johnson, Nick Taylor (Can) 17.22 Daniel Berger, Sergio Garcia (Spa), Lucas Glover 17.33 Patrick Cantlay, Matthew Fitzpatrick (Eng), Rasmus Hoejgaard (Den) 17.50 Russell Henley, Sung-Jae Im (Kor), Brooks Koepka 18.01 Viktor Hovland (Nor), Xander Schauffele, Adam Scott (Aus) 18.12 Ludvig Aaberg (Swe), Akshay Bhatia, Rory McIlroy (NIrl) 18.23 Bryson DeChambeau, Shane Lowry (Irl), Hideki Matsuyama (Jpn) 18.34 Wyndham Clark, Tommy Fleetwood (Eng), Jon Rahm (Spa) 18.45 Sam Burns, Sepp Straka (Aut), Sahith Theegala Share
Yahoo
08-04-2025
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- Yahoo
Amateurs gather for annual dinner with chairman Fred Ridley at Augusta National
There are many traditions the week of the Masters. A couple big ones are in the books after Monday night. First, the five amateurs in the field joined Augusta National Golf Club chairman Fred Ridley on Monday night for the annual Amateur Dinner, not to be outdone by the Champions Dinner to come Tuesday. Evan Beck, Josele Ballester, Noah Kent, Justin Hastings and Hiroshi Tai all had dinner at the clubhouse, and then the group stayed in the Crow's Nest, the famed spot on top of the Masters clubhouse. An unforgettable night for the amateurs. #themasters — The Masters (@TheMasters) April 8, 2025 "I don't know if everything has even hit me yet," Hastings said Monday during his pre-tournament press conference. "It's totally surreal, and I don't think I'll be able to put it into words now, and I don't know if I ever will be." The amateurs are all competing for the Silver Cup, which is awarded to the low amateur who makes the cut. Neal Shipley won the award last year. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Masters host Amateur Dinner on Monday night at Augusta National
USA Today
08-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Best amateurs in the 2025 Masters field? We ranked them at Augusta National
Best amateurs in the 2025 Masters field? We ranked them at Augusta National There are only five amateurs in the 2025 Masters field, but they are among the most important parts of the year's first major. Whether it's the Amateur Dinner on Monday with Augusta National Golf Club chairman Fred Ridley, staying in the Crow's Nest or being awarded the Silver Cup on Sunday, amateurs have been a big part of the storyline for every single Masters, and that won't change this year. However, only one can win low amateur honors (and he must make the cut to do so). Here's a look at the ranking for the five amateurs in the Masters: Ranking the amateurs in 2025 Masters field 5. Evan Beck The reigning Mid-Am champion hasn't played a WAGR-ranked event since last November. He's likely to be on the U.S. Walker Cup team this fall, but as far as Augusta National, he comes in with likely more rust than anyone. 4. Hiroshi Tai Tai has only one top-10 finish this season for Georgia Tech, somewhat of a surprise winner last year, nabbing the NCAA title at Omni La Costa. It's the second straight year a Yellow Jacket is playing at Augusta National, following Christo Lamprecht's footsteps from last year. 3. Noah Kent Kent made his PGA Tour debut two weeks ago at the Texas Children's Houston Open, fighting with a bout of food poisoning and missing the cut because of it, but he did close in 4-under 67 on Friday. Then, he finished fifth last week at the Terra Cotta Invitational. The long hitter could find success at Augusta National but still is knocking off rust. 2. Justin Hastings Hastings won the Latin America Amateur Championship earlier this year, and he is trying to supplant Xander Schauffele as the best golfer in San Diego State history. He finished in the top eight in four of his last five starts for the Aztecs, including a win. He's in good form, and that gives him the edge for this spot. 1. Josele Ballester It has been a good week already for Spaniards at Augusta National, with Carla Bernat Escuder winning the Augusta National Women's Amateur. Ballester, the 2024 U.S. Amateur champion from Arizona State, is hoping to continue the momentum. There have been four Spanish winners of the Masters, and Ballester is scheduled to pay practice rounds with them this week. He comes to Augusta National in good form, and he has a great chance to win low amateur honors.
USA Today
08-04-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Amateurs gather for annual dinner with chairman Fred Ridley at Augusta National
Amateurs gather for annual dinner with chairman Fred Ridley at Augusta National There are many traditions the week of the Masters. A couple big ones are in the books after Monday night. First, the five amateurs in the field joined Augusta National Golf Club chairman Fred Ridley on Monday night for the annual Amateur Dinner, not to be outdone by the Champions Dinner to come Tuesday. Evan Beck, Josele Ballester, Noah Kent, Justin Hastings and Hiroshi Tai all had dinner at the clubhouse, and then the group stayed in the Crow's Nest, the famed spot on top of the Masters clubhouse. "I don't know if everything has even hit me yet," Hastings said Monday during his pre-tournament press conference. "It's totally surreal, and I don't think I'll be able to put it into words now, and I don't know if I ever will be." The amateurs are all competing for the Silver Cup, which is awarded to the low amateur who makes the cut. Neal Shipley won the award last year.
